Foster Mother

July 10, 1986

?BAWTRY, ENGLAND — Maybe it's maternal instinct. Or just maybe it's being smart. Cindy, an unwanted mongrel, was to be put to sleep because the Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals at Bawtry had no place to keep her. Its pens are full. Cindy is out of danger for the time being. A man brought in four baby hedgehogs. Cindy adopted them. ''She even lets them sleep with her and doesn't mind the prickles,'' said an RSPCA spokeswoman.